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Arerage rate of
Exchange with
London
during the past
year
Sight @ k°/o
to
+i%
Discount,
3 months,
m\°/o to 6%
per annum
'
*
List of Coins Current.
with relative value
GOLD.
Sovereign — 180
piastres = £l
SILVER.
Eighteen piastres *•*•= 2'-
Nine piastres = 1 ,'-
Four Jb a half piastres
=6d.
Three piastres =4d.
BRONZE.
Piastre —= 40 paras
= Ud.
$ do. --- 20 paras
\ do. *= 10 paras
=id.
Legal tender currenc/,
giving particulars and Legislative
Authority.
Value in
Cyprus
piastres.
GOLL>.
•
/
SILVER.
Eighteen piastres
18 x
Nine piastres
9
Four & a half piastres.. 4£
Three piastres
3
BRONZE.
Piastre
40 paras
i do
20 „
J do
10 „
)
Limit
of
tender.
None
£3 —
540 piastres
3s. =•= 27 piastres
Authorized by Her late Majesty's Proclamation
of 1 "th September, 1900, published in the
Cyprus Gazette No. 689 of the 6th February,
1901.
In force from 30th April, 1901, by Proclamation
of His Excellency dated 3rd January. 1901.
Estimated
Amount of Coin
; in Circulation *
i
i
;
English Gold
£290,000
Other Gold
£7,000
Cyprus Silver
£70,000
Bronze
£10,175
N O T E : —
The above in–
formation is
approximate.
i
Estimated Amount
of Paper Money in
Circulation
Colonial
Govern–
ment
NI
•
Prirate
Banks
L.
i
• As estimated by the Treasurer.